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The fatal accident inquiry system is plagued by "unexplained delays" that “have the potential to devalue the purpose" of the system, according to a new report. The HM Chief Inspector of Prosecution’s review of the FAI regime found that three years on from the last thematic report, there

The fight against Serco’s lock change evictions in Glasgow continues with fifty evictions now blocked by Glasgow Sheriff Court. The scale of intervention from the court raises serious questions about multinational firm Serco’s evictions policy.

Brodies LLP has today unveiled its new brand, inspired by the firm’s history and its ambition. Enlightened Thinking is a culmination of the firm’s story, people, values, ideas and origins that date back to 1739 in Edinburgh, when many of Scotland’s leading minds helped sh

House prices across Scotland continue to grow, with respondents to the monthly RICS Residential Market Survey expecting further price rises for the year ahead. Unlike the majority of the UK, which has seen house price growth subdue following the new government bedding in, respondents to the July 201

Equal pay claims have certain special features, and the case of Graysons Restaurants Ltd v Jones and others highlights what that means in an insolvency context. Equal pay claims are based on discrimination principles but are basically breach of contract claims. They also have a unique treatment unde

Gilson Gray has welcomed Sarah Feeney from BTO Solicitors to join the family law department, headed up by Philippa Cunniff.

A new UN convention providing for the enforcement of cross-border mediated agreements has been signed by dozens of countries. The UN Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, also called the Singapore Convention on Mediation, was adopted in December 2018 and was yes

Families can undertake inheritance tax planning for incapacitated relatives, an expert has said in the wake of a ruling from the Court of Protection. A judge allowed the family to make tax exempt gifts on behalf of their millionaire brother, who has been in a coma for more than a decade, The Telegra

Police have referred nearly a dozen people for prosecution in relation to social media posts identifying the killers of schoolgirl Ana Kriegel, according to reports. The anonymity of the two 14-year-olds, who were found guilty of murder in June, is protected by both court orders and legislation.

A decision by South Wales Police to equip officers with mobile facial recognition technology, via an app, has been condemned by human rights group Liberty. The force’s new use of technology comes while the case against their use of facial recognition, brought by Liberty client Ed Bridges, is y

A convicted murderer who botched the removal of his ankle tag will likely need to have his leg amputated, prison authorities have said. The man was tracked down nearly two weeks after removing his ankle tag while on parole.

A woman who appealed the granting of a contact order on the grounds that the sheriff had not ascribed appropriate weight to child evidence in light of expert evidence has had her appeal refused. The Sheriff Appeal Court, sitting in Edinburgh, heard an appeal by CM, the defender at first in

The former President of the Pensions Appeal Tribunal for Scotland has had his claim for a pension from the Scottish government rejected by an employment tribunal. Colin McEachran QC, who sat on the Tribunal between 1995 and 2013, used the Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatme

Last month Ayrshire New Potatoes, known more commonly as Ayrshire Earlies, joined the ranks of other iconic Scottish food and drink products when they were granted Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status. As Neeraj Thomas explains, however, their newfound protection may be soon endangere

Over the past three months, the average selling price in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders was £256,730, which was a 4.1 per cent increase compared to last year, ESPC reports. In Edinburgh, the average selling price was £276,582, which was a four per cent increase compared to